Macbeth in Stride
a musical by Whitney White
presented by the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Theater & Music Theater
April 4, 5, 10, 11 & 12, 2025 at 8 PM
What’s the story that framed you before you were even you? Macbeth in Stride, by Obie Award-winning theater artist Whitney White, employs the musical styles of rock, pop, gospel, and R&B to investigate some of the most familiar narratives of Shakespeare’s “Scottish play.” The musical preserves the madness, mystery, and macabre while infusing its own twist of irony, indulgence, and introspection, some so commonplace, we’ve forgotten to treat them as narratives at all. The show asks: What does it mean to be a woman? A Black woman? And what happens when the one thing she desires is power? At times inhabiting Lady MacB’s perspective, Woman interrogates love, ambition, and power in a high-energy and interactive concert-style performance. Joined by the Witches as singing collaborators, the work explores what it means to try to change a story whose end is already predetermined and has been lived a thousand times before. Directed by Princeton senior Layla Williams.
Content Advisory: The production mentions blood and murder.
Venue
Berlind Theatre
Venue Accessibility
Berlind Theatre is an accessible venue with wheelchair and companion seating available.
An assistive listening system is available and headphones can be requested from ushers.
The April 11 performance will be open captioned.
For accessibility information, visit the Lewis Center’s Venues and Studios webpage, as well as McCarter’s Accessibility webpage.
